Hi, Pete
>It is worth differentiating between substances that are immediately toxic,
>those with potentially harmful effects from long-term, occupational
>exposure and those with long-term adverse environmental impacts. I believe
>the transformer oil with PCBs is in the latter category because of concerns
>about the persistence of dioxin, a potential carcinogen, in soil and ground
>water. Good reason to ban widespread use. However, I suspect that few of
>us do enough soldering every day over a long-enough period to warrant
>concern over flux fumes.
My whole point !! it is a hobby.
If you are doing this as a HOBBY you are not likely to ever be exposed to
levels in excess of the Long Term Exposure limit or even Short Term
Exposure values given on health and safety data sheets.
And I (and you) stand more chance of being in a motor vehicle accident than
being poisoned etc. by being active with in the hobby.
Sure take precautions and learn how to dispose of the chemicals / materials
that you are using properly.
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